The Omen Is A Woman weaves an unlikely bond between two strangers seeking connection. Nelson, a professor longing to write a novel, needs inspiration to break his writer's block. He finds it in Sofia, the curious owner of his vacation rental. Though from vastly different worlds, shared dreams draw them together. More mystifying than her reported paranormal encounters are Sofia's unbelievable life stories. As she reveals her checkered past relationships and ancestral secrets, Nelson's fasci...

When Siobhan, a Londoner healing from heartbreak, finds herself seated beside Percival, a soulful Caribbean musician mourning his father, an unexpected connection sparks between two strangers. What begins as a simple conversation during a long flight unfolds into a bond that feels destined.As their relationship grows, Percival shares a powerful story from his family’s past, revealing a love marked by passion, sacrifice, and a long-buried secret that reshaped generations. Set agains...

A collection of works by one of twentieth-century Morocco’s greatest writersAppearing for the first time in English translation, this is the only career-spanning collection of short prose by the fiery, radical Moroccan writer Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine, beginning with the first story he ever published (which won the Prix de la nouvelle maghrébine) and ending with a posthumously published monologue written in the voice of an African head of state worrying about the fragi...